PSYC 1F90 Study Guide - Final Guide: Implicit Memory, Dementia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Brock University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1F90
• Professor: John Mitterer

Document Summary

1 year post doctorate experience supervised by 2 registered psychologists. Regulated health care professions are regulated by the government. Counselling is not regulated, all others are. The college of psychologists is a government body that decided and oversees psychologists. Bsw (4 yrs) or bsw and msw (5 yrs) or honours ba and bsw and msw (7 yrs) Be able to explain the complexities associated with the definition. 2 groups can call themselves psychologists: academic and clinical. Observer bias- the tendency of an observer to distort observations or perceptions to match their expectations. Demand characteristics- subtle cues that can change the outcome of an experiment because participants will often alter their behaviour to conform to the experimenter"s expectations. Conformity vs. obedience- obedience is following in order, conformity is changing thoughts and behaviours on others without an order. Social facilitation- we perform better in the presence of others (running at the gym)